Frequently Asked Questions
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Q & A
Q.How do I know how big my image is?
AIf you are using Windows you can right click on the image name in Explorer and choose Properties. The image "Size" is listed along with other properties of the image.
Q.How do I reduce the filesize of my image?
AMost cameras and scanners come with software that allows you to reduce the image dimensions and/or filesize. How you do this will depend on the program you have. Look for a way to do one or more of the following:
- Reduce the image resolution. Change the dpi to 72.
- Reduce the pixel dimensions. You could bring it all the way down to 80 pixels on the smallest side, the right size for your ticker and superfast to upload. Even 450 by 600 pixels (the standard size for online photo albums) would make your image about 100KB so it will be about 10x faster than the unoptimised image.
- Reduce the image quality. Jpegs can be saved at different compression rates, often you can save the image at a lower quality and it will still look the same but the filesize is much, much smaller. The quality may be expressed as a word (choose medium), a percentage (40-60 is good) or on a sliding scale (somewhere about the middle). It's often worth experimenting with different image qualities.
- In Explorer right click on the file you want to use.
- Select Send to then Mail recipient from the context menu.
- Ensure Make all my pictures smaller is selected and then click on OK.
- This will open a new email with the file as an attachment. Right click on the name of the file and choose Open.
- Click on Save to Disc, then click on OK.
- Navigate to where you would like to save your file, and then click on Save. NB If you want to save it in the same place as the original, it is a good idea to change the name so that it doesn't overwrite your original photo. Eg. If your original is called sam.jpg I would rename it to something like sam_sm.jpg
Q.Why does it take so long to upload my image?
AUploading a large image will always take longer than uploading one that has been optimised for web. Many digital cameras and scanners output images that are 1MB (1,024,000 bytes) or larger in size. Uploading an image that big on a 56.6Kbs modem will take at least 3 minutes, and in Internet time that feels like a really long time. There is not much point uploading an image that is 1MB (1,024,000 bytes) or larger when I am going to reduce it down to about 2KB (2046 bytes). Check the solution above for tips on reducing your image filesize.
Q.My photo is no longer displaying next to my ticker. What happened?
AYou should only upload images that you own the Copyright to. So, no Disney pics, clipart etc. If I receive a complaint about an uploaded image, I will remove it and it will be up to you to contact me to establish that you have permission to use that image.
Q.How do I get my image to look nice and clear when it is uploaded?
AResizing photos down to the size of a thumbnail can make them look blurry. For the best result choose an image with not too much detail.
If you have photo editing software you can optimise the image before you upload it. For mine, I increased the contrast, resized it to the final size and then sharpened it.
For a vertical photo the final size is 53 x 70 pixels, for a horizontal photo it is 94 x 70 pixels.
If you have photo editing software you can optimise the image before you upload it. For mine, I increased the contrast, resized it to the final size and then sharpened it.
For a vertical photo the final size is 53 x 70 pixels, for a horizontal photo it is 94 x 70 pixels.
